32 Senators Voted Against English as America 's Official Language June 6, 2007
       
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:35:23 -0500, 'Colonel Harry Riley USA ret' wrote:
       
        Senators,
       
        Your vote against an amendment to the Immigration Bill 1348, to make English America's official language is astounding. On D-Day no less when we honor those that sacrificed in order to secure the bedrock character and principles of America.

The following senators voted against making English the official language of America :  Note some of them are running to the presidency.
       
        Akaka (D-HI) 
        Bayh (D-IN) 
        Biden (D-DE) Wants to be President?
        Bingaman (D-NM) 
        Boxer (D-CA) 
        Cantwell (D-WA) 
        Clinton (D-NY) Wants to be President?
        Dayton (D-MN) 
        Dodd (D-CT) Wants to be President?
        Durbin (D-IL)
        Feingold (D-WI) Not unusual for him
        Feinstein (D-CA) 
        Harkin (D-IA) 
        Inouye (D-HI) 
        Jeffords (I-VT) 
        Kennedy (D-MA) 
        Kerry (D -MA) Wanted to be President
        Kohl (D-WI) 
        Lautenberg (D-NJ) 
        Leahy (D-VT) 
        Levin (D-MI) 
        Lieberman (D-CT)
        Menendez (D-NJ) 
        Mikulski (D-MD) 
        Murray (D-WA) 
        Obama (D-IL) Wants to be President?
        Reed (D-RI) 
        Reid (D-NV) Senate Majority Leader
        Salazar (D-CO) 
        Sarbanes (D-MD) 
        Schumer (D-NY) 
        Stabenow (D-M)

Once again the Democrats disappoint America; their actions only confirms that they are all about self-serving politics. Democrats demonstrate here as it is shown by their front runner candidate Hillary Clinton that for them, politics and actions are not based on what is right but what is popular, even at the expense of being anti-American.

The USA may be the only country that does not have an official language. Immigrants do not come to this country expecting to be served in the native language, we appreciate that we have the freedom to speak our native language in our home, with our family and friends, in social or cultural events, and even on religious gatherings, but we also expect to be asked to honor the language of our new country.

Immigrants when we come to this country are grateful of the opportunity granted to us to adopt this new country as our own, we are also grateful and ready to adopt our new language, but America must stand for what is precious to us all Americans, our American values, American traditions and American Language (English). There is nothing offensive or negative in honoring and respecting our laws; pass a law to make English an official language and notice how we earn the respect of all our citizens, guests and the rest of the world.
 

The misunderstanding comes when some extremists want English as the "only" language. It must be the official language used in business, in the political word, in education (so long we offer other languages to our kids to learn) and in government. Let us continue to have the liberty and freedom to use and honor what we want in private. This is what makes this the best Democracy in the world. English as an official language is as American as the bald eagle and apple pie!